Optimist Solar and BESS Project

Clay County, Mississippi

On September 26, 2022, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued a final Environmental Assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its proposed power purchase agreement (PPA) with a solar generating facility in Clay County, Mississippi.

The Optimist Solar Facility would be constructed and operated by MS Solar 7, a subsidiary of Origis Energy, and include up to approximately 200 megawatts (MW) of alternating current output with a 50 MW AC – 200-megawatt hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed Solar Facility would occupy approximately 2,952 acres consisting of twenty-nine individual parcels of predominantly agricultural land. The Project Site is located northeast of the City of West Point, Mississippi.